Harold Franklin Pierce "Frank" Obituary (1946 - 2022)

Harold Franklin Pierce, "Frank," passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, at his home in Baker City, Oregon, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 13th at 10:00 AM at the Blue Mountain Baptist Church in Baker City. Frank was a long-time resident of Pryor, Oklahoma, and grew up in Mayes County. He spent the last three years of his life near his grandchildren in Iowa and Oregon. Frank was born in Ft. Smith, AR, to Johnie Pierce and Gladys Evans Pierce on December 14, 1946. He grew up in Tahlequah and Salina, Oklahoma, and graduated from Salina High School in 1965. Frank attended Oklahoma Baptist University for a year before he left feeling his patriotic duty to serve in the military during the Vietnam War. Frank enlisted in the Air Force and served as a Sergeant in New York and Korea for four years. His worldview and life changed when he volunteered for an orphanage in Korea. He never forgot the children he interacted with and the pain and need that they experienced. In 1976, Frank married the love of his life, Glenda Howard Pierce. Frank, Glenda, and his daughter Malisa made a family of three until 1978 when they were blessed with twins Travis and Greg. Frank worked for 36 years at Georgia Pacific, where he made lifelong friends. Frank spent his life dedicated to God, the church, and his family. He was licensed as a minister in 1964. He was actively involved in children and youth ministry for years at First Baptist Church and Life Fellowship in Pryor. He put a priority on ministering anywhere he was needed, such as the local prison ministry in Pryor and as the chaplain at the Big Cabin truck stop. When he wasn't involved in ministry and sharing the Gospel, he enjoyed making knives, fishing, hunting with his nephews, and spending time with his grandkids. He is preceded in death by his parents Johnie and Gladys Pierce, his sister Opal Pierce Gann and his brother-in-law Morton Gann. He leaves to mourn his loss; his wife, Glenda June Pierce of Baker City, OR; his brother, Jack Pierce of Del City, OK; his children Malisa of Tulsa, OK; Travis and wife Wendy of Des Moines, IA; Greg and wife Shannon of Baker City, OR and eight grandchildren that he loved dearly, six nieces and nephews, and thirteen great and great-great nieces and nephews. His wife and children are sad to see him leave this earth but know that he is having a wonderful homecoming.